i7 3rd Gen in the end of 2013 performance

[Muammar Faiq Azhar]

Hello people, i have installed my pc with this specs :

cpu : i7-3770 non k
mobo : asus p8z77-m
ram : kingston 1600mhz 4gb x 2
harddisk : wd blue 1tb
gpu : sapphire hd 7850 2gb non oc
monitor : samsung 22"
psu : coolermaster gx 650 watt bronze 80+ (enhanced version)

i would like to ask about :

1- will my cpu last for 3 years from now?

2- is my pc specs is suitable to play mid-high gaming for 3 years?

hope any of you can help me in this...thanks 😀

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Your CPU should be fine in 3 years, though it might lag a bit behind new stuff.

At 1080p, you are barely suitable for mid-high end gaming now. If you want to stay up high for three years, you'll want a new GPU.

 

[rgd1101]

1) & 2)ask me in 3 years

 

[Muammar Faiq Azhar]

Your CPU should be fine in 3 years, though it might lag a bit behind new stuff.

At 1080p, you are barely suitable for mid-high end gaming now. If you want to stay up high for three years, you'll want a new GPU.

If i upgrade my graphic card with sapphire 7950, will i be able to play at high end? and will this upgraded gpu can extend my pc performance more than 3 years?thanks

 

[geofelt]

1. Who knows? What will you be playing in 3 years? Some games will be cpu bound, and some will be graphics bound.
If this were a overclockable "K" version, I would say yes. A locked cpu, perhaps not.

2. The 7850 is no longer a top card. If you will be playing on a single 1080P monitor, then you will do as well as you are doing today.
If you plan on triple monitor gaming, or a 4k monitor, then no.

Keep playing. If your graphics card no longer does the job, sell it and buy a significantly stronger card. In today's terms, that might be a GTX780.

If your cpu is lagging, you can change it out for a 3570K or 3770K and give it a conservative overclock.

If you want to do some evaluation now, run these tests:
a) Run your games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely cpu limited.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 50%.
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.


Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
set to 50% and see how you do.


If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.

It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.

 

[geofelt]

A 7950 is not a significant jump in capability. Yes, benchmarks will be better, but you will be disappointed by the small upgrade.
At the very least, wait for the amd 8xxx/9xxx or Maxwell graphics to be launched near the end of the year, or early next.
It is probably not a good strategy to upgrade a graphics card in anticipation of need. Better to do it at the time you need it.

 

[Muammar Faiq Azhar]

Your CPU should be fine in 3 years, though it might lag a bit behind new stuff.

At 1080p, you are barely suitable for mid-high end gaming now. If you want to stay up high for three years, you'll want a new GPU.

1. Who knows? What will you be playing in 3 years? Some games will be cpu bound, and some will be graphics bound.
If this were a overclockable "K" version, I would say yes. A locked cpu, perhaps not.

2. The 7850 is no longer a top card. If you will be playing on a single 1080P monitor, then you will do as well as you are doing today.
If you plan on triple monitor gaming, or a 4k monitor, then no.

Keep playing. If your graphics card no longer does the job, sell it and buy a significantly stronger card. In today's terms, that might be a GTX780.

If your cpu is lagging, you can change it out for a 3570K or 3770K and give it a conservative overclock.

If you want to do some evaluation now, run these tests:
a) Run your games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely cpu limited.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 50%.
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.


Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
set to 50% and see how you do.


If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.

It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.

thanks about that. Actually my i7-3770 always work at 4.3 ghz if i turn turbo boost. That's why im wondering that my cpu will long last...

 

[Muammar Faiq Azhar]

A 7950 is not a significant jump in capability. Yes, benchmarks will be better, but you will be disappointed by the small upgrade.
At the very least, wait for the amd 8xxx/9xxx or Maxwell graphics to be launched near the end of the year, or early next.
It is probably not a good strategy to upgrade a graphics card in anticipation of need. Better to do it at the time you need it.

is the maxwell graphics can fit with my motherboard? im wondering that maxwell will have a different " shape " of slot...sorry, im still new in gaming and pc systems so it might some failure in naming the components...thanks

 

[geofelt]

So far as I know, all current discrete graphics cards use a X16 pcie graphics slot. I can't imagine that the next gen of cards would use anything different.

 

[Muammar Faiq Azhar]

thanks guys for spending times on anwering my questions...have a nice day every day 😀